A Beginning Teacher's Search for Meaning: Teacher Socialization, Organizational Literacy, and Empowerment.

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13

Beginning Teachers; Bureaucracy; Case Studies; Classroom Techniques; Ethnography; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Primary Education; School Organization; Socialization; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education Curriculum; Teacher Morale; Theory Practice Relationship

0742-051X

This ethnographic case study examined the socialization of a beginning kindergarten teacher as a means for better understanding the socialization process and the implications for teacher education. Recommends that organizational literacy be incorporated into teacher education programs to help new teachers understand the bureaucratic and organizational realities of educational institutions. (MDM)

1994

EJ484278